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LYNCHINGS LAST YEAR
TEXAS LEADS WITH TEN, AND
THIS STATE COMES NEXT
WITH NINE OF 61.
TUSKEGEE, Ala.—The research de
partment of the: Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial Institute has prepared its
annual report on lynchings for 1920.
It shows there were 61 persons lynch
ed in 1920. Of these 52 were in the
south -and 9 in the north and west.
This is 22 less than the number, 83, for
the year 1919. Of those lynched 53
were negroes and 8 were whites. One
of those put to death was a negro wo
man. Eighteen, or less than one-third
of those put to death, were charged
with assault or attempted assault.
Three of the victims were burned to
death, The charges against those
burned to death were: Assault and
murder, 1; killing landlord in a dis
pute, 2.
Offenses Charged.
The offenses charged the whites
were: Murder, 5; insulting woman, 1;
no charge except being a foreigner,
1: killing officer of the law, 1. Tha
offenses charged against the negroes
were: Murder, 5; attempted murder,
4; killing officer of the law, 5; killing
landlord in dispute, 2; assault, 15; at
tempted assault, 3; assisting fugitive to
escape, 3; wounding another, 2; insult
ing woman, 2; knocking down guard,
escaping from chaingang and then re
turning and surrendering, 2; jumping
labor contract, 1; threatening to Kkill
man, 1; cutting a man in a fight, 1; for
veceiving stay of death sentence be
cause another confessed crime, 1; peep
ing through window at woman, 1; in
sisting on voting, 1.
Georgia Second.
The states in which lynchings oc
curred and the number in each state
are as follows: Alabama, 7; Arkansas,
1;: California, 3; Florida, 7; Georgia,
9; Illinois, 1; Kansas, 1; Kentucky, 1;
Minnesota, 3; Mississippi, 7; Missouri,
1; North Carolina, 3; Ohio, 1; Okla
homa, 3; South Carolina, 1; Texas, 10;
Virginia, 1; West Virginia, 1.
There were 56 instances in which
officers of the law prevented lynchings.
Of these 10 were in northern states
and 46 were in southern states:
Facts of Vital Interest to
Everybody in Georgia
Socialistic Scheme Worthy
of Lenine And Trotsky
The Municipal League of Georgia is
ostensibly an organization of towns
and cities in Georgia. In reality the
league consists of Marion M. Jackson,
James L. Key and John J. Eagan of
Atlanta. About one hundred munici
palities have been induced to lend
their names to the organization with
out investigating the aims of its domi
nating spirit, or where the League
originated. *
In one of the bulletins of the Muni
cipal League the following statement
&ppears:
“The League has no connection
with any organization outside of
Georgia.”
From “Public Ownership,” the of
«ial bulletin of the Public Ownership
League of America, for August, 1919,
‘ls copied the following:
“Atlanta and Georgia Organizing:
“A letter just received from Marion M.
Jackson, says:—‘We are now in the midst
B e
in the city of A‘:ln:ta and g:nslt:u. -
non-partisan public ownership League.
We would be delighted to receive from you
any details and suggestions. Our fight has
just begun and we are going to need every
l&r«_ to bring it to a successful conclu
’ "h‘ir. Jackson, and Mr. John Eagan, as
well as Hon. James L. Key, the mayor of
the eit{ of Atlanta, are all members of
the Public Ownership League.”
i Who Carl D. Thompsen Is
The Public Ownership League of
America is a socialistic organization
of Chicagdé, Illinois, headed by Carl D.
Thompson, Secretary, who was at one
time Secretary to Victor Berger, So
cialistic Mayor of Milwaukee.
In the programme of a meeting,
commencing November 15th, 1919, of
the Public Ownership League of
America, at Chicago, Mr. Marion M.
Jackson is listed as one of the speak
ers.
The Municipal League of Georgia
advicates and stands for the funda
mental theory of Socialism—Govern
ment Ownership—The secretary of
the parent organization, the Public
Ownership League of America, in its
meeting at Chicago, Illinois, November
16th, 1919, declared the features of
the work for 1920 should be for the
retention and ultimate public owner
ship of railroads; the nationalization
of coal mines; continuous efforts to
have telephones and telegraphs a part
of the Postal System; continued pres
sure of the effort to promote munici
pal ownership of all utilities.
" A Trick To Make Socialists
The plar. is to first fool the peovle
dnto voting for nmational, state or mu
mioipal ownership of these importamt
factors in the economic life of the na
- sion, and then to change banking and
manufacturing to }mblic ownership,
and the Socialist Party would then
announce itaelf.
This process of camouflaging the
geal motive behind the effort is evi
dently chosen because the socialists
well knew that their sophistries *and
generalities would not find among the
ple of Georgia enough disordered
g::inl to form the nucleus for an ef
fective political machine but with the
cunning of their kind they have
branded their effort the Municipal
League of Georgia and committed ita
activities to Messrs. Key, Jackson and
Eagan.
Lenine and Trotsky learned their
dagsop from tho samae sebhoal
WILL BREAK A COLD, FEVER
AND GRIPPE QUICKER THAN
ANYTHING WE KNOW, PRE
VENTING PNEUMONIA.
Says Socalled “Health Insurance”
Is Real Menace In Our Midst
Editor Dawson News: What em
ployer of negro labor during the re
cent few years has not been impressed
with the nuisance of the effect of so
called health insurance on the lack of
satisfactory service being rendered by
hundreds of members of the negro
race? There are in Dawson at least a
half dozen agents, both white and
black, of the companies which are put
ting policies among this class of our
laboring element.
Ask any reputable physician what
are his experiences among the negroes
holding one or more of these policies
and you may have your eyes opened
to the effect on what would otherwise
be fair servants. As the matter stands
when one gets an ache, however mild,
an ordinary sore throat, which in the
honest, sensible invidiual would not
for a moment cause him to think of
stopping his duties, or any ailment,
however transient, to bed he goes and
sends for the doctor. Why is the doc
tor wanted in very many instances?
Only that he may be used to fill cer
tain blank applications for a week’s
insurance benefits, and in his or her
‘house he or she remains for that week,
‘though there is in many instances no
réal use of one day’s confinement.
What does the doctor do in such cas
es? He simply, in the majority of in
stances, makes statements which are
untrue. Suppose he refuses to do so.
The next.time some other less con
scientious doctor is called in, so the
‘most of the physicians go ahead on
‘the principle that thc eompany dealing
Record Attendance at -
Services of the Dawson
Baptist Church Sunday
°
Margaret Tweedy Class Will Present
The Church With the First Thous
and Dollars For the Annex. .
The first Sunday in the New Year
was no doubt a banner day for the
Baptists of Dawson, this fact being
evidenced both in the church services
and the Sunday school. Approximate
ly record congregations attended each
of the day's services.
Two hundred and eighty seven ans
wered present in the several classes
of the Sunday school, this being an in
crease of seventy-five per cent of the
previons Sunday’s attendance on one
hundred and sixty five. Numbers of
the classes showed how their prospects
for future would ‘méan a still larger
attendance for next Sunday as well as
the rest of the year. The officers of
the school have . set, three hundred as
their average dffendahce’thark for the
month of January.
The evening service, which was a
repetition of the service of the evening
of December 26th, was enjoyed by a
congregation taxing the capacity of the
large auditorium. The program con
sisted of a beautiful Christmas service,
including music and pantomines, as
well as the story of Van Dyke’s “Other
Wise Man,” told in conjunction with
pictures thrown o na large screen at
the back of the pulpit.
The announcement also has been
made that at the morning service next
Sunday the Margaret Tweedy class of
the Sunday school will present the
church with the first thousand dollars
to the new Sunday school annex. This
money has been raised entirely by the
ladies of this class during the past
year. A formal acceptance and a spe
cial dedicatory prayer will follow the
presentation.
Rev. S. F. Lowe, the pastor, has an
nounced* the following subjects for
next Sunday’s services: Morning—
“ Jesus, the Ministering Servant;” eve
ning, “Judas in the Night.”
BANDIT ROBS MAIL
CAR OF $100,000.00
Postal Clerks on Central of Georgia
Train Near Griffin Were Lined Up
By Robber Who Later Escaped.
A one bandit, masked and heavily
armed boarded the Central of Georgia
passenger train coming south at Grif
fin shortly before 1 o'clock -Saturday
morning, lined up three postal clerks
in a corner of the mail coach, carefully
selected two pouches of registered
mail, and jumped from the train as it
slowed down while passing through
Milner, a small town eleven miles this
side of Griffin.
Atlanta postoffice inspectors went to
Milner Saturday morning to begin
work on the case. Reports from Mil
ner estimate the value of the contents
of the registered pouches at more than
£lOO,OOO. The bandit escaped.
TIMELY SERMONS PREACH
ED BY REV. REESE GRIFFIN
Sunday Services at Methodist Church
Well Attended and Appreciated.
The power and influence of the Holy
scriptures on the history of the world
and the thought of the ages as ex
pressed in the best literature was clear
ly and forcefuly precented by the pas
tor, Rev. Reese Griffin, at the Metho
dist church Sunday morning, the text
“Search the seriptures,, fer in them ye
think ye have eternal life and they are
they which testifysef me.t John 5-39.
Following the communion service a
collection was taken for the Wesley
Memorial hospital. “Cursed be he that
doeth the work of the Lord negii
gently.” Jer. 48:10, was the basis of a
thoughtful discourse at the evening
vice.
MRS. GURR WILL TAKE
ANOTHER SPECIAL COURSE
Will Receive Her Instruction From a
Noted Specialist.
Mrs. W. H. Gurr, who came home
for Christmas week, returned to Ath
ens last night to take a special course
in dietics undci ‘the noted specialist,
DF. Emmerson vf Boston, Mass. Mrs.
Gurr is continuing her duties in this
line that she may be better fitted for
the position she holds as domestic
science teacher in the county, and the
women of the different classes under
lier instruction will share the benefit.
in such material deserves to pay the |
bills.
This is always an unwelcomed task
for the honest physician, for he not
only realizes the misrepresentations
being often made, but he is also aware
of the pertinent ‘fact that somebody’s
much needed servant is in reality play-}
ing truant, staying away from work,
and doing what is none the less steal-|
ing every penny received.
Often these weeks are repeated once,
twice, thrice and the doctor used as
the real agent for the robbery.
A remedy is needed, and this arti
cle has been written simply to bring |
the matter to the front, thinking thati
the “woods may be set burning” and
create some possible light as to that
remedy. :
Phis insurance, as it is being used
in a very large number of instances
constantly, is in reality but an agency !
for indolence, a means of securing al
’sort of a livelihood without work. It
‘is a decided menace to effective and
satisfactory labor in our midst.
There can be no sort of objection
to honest use of such insurance, and
no one is a greater believer in it, when
honestly handed out to deserving suf-,
lferers, whether white or black, -than
the writer. It is fortunate that there
‘are companies which provide aid for
the deserving when ills beset them, but
for the reasons above outlined there‘
is great need for immediate remedy
of the many attending evils of such
compensation.
The doctors have it in their power
to do much toward a remedy, but will
they? DAWSON CITIZEN.
Little Litigation in :
The County; No Cases
Of Importance Filed
For the January Term of the City
Court. The Jurors Who Will
Serve Given Below.
Notwithstanding the financial - de
pression there is an unusually small
amount of litigation in the county.
Tuesday was the last day when
suits could be filed for the January
term of the city court, which will con
vene next Monday week, and Clerk of
Court Dozier says the number will
not exceed 25. Also they are all for
small amounts, none of them being
of special importance or interest.
Following are the jurors who were
drawn to serve during the term: J. T.
Jones, T. O. Smith, F. M. Watson,
st;, W..T. Beamy, W..R. Wallu C.'T-
Lowrey, J. E. Mathews, W. H. Fletch
er, L. M. Noston, L. W. Wagner, W.
M. Holland, T. O. McDonald, C. E.
Melton, W. L. Miller, Arch A. Lewis,
W. S Hancock, E 1. Jones, 1- W.
Mask, T. D. Wall, E. M. Watson, jr.,
E. G Hill; J. E. Byerette; R.-A:. Al
len, . .C. Bram.
CRAWF. WHEATLEY
" FATALLY INJURED
|
Prominent Americus Banker Fell
From Reof of Garage. Was Well
| Known in Dawson.
~ News of the death at Americus ear
ly Saturday morning of Mr. Crawford
Wheatley, president of the Commer
cial City Bank of that city, w®s re
ceived in Dawson with universal re
gret, the deceased being well known
and having many friends here.
Mr. Wheatly sustained injuries Fri
day, when he fell from the roof of a
garage being constructed at his hand
some new home in Americus. Accord
ing to report Mr. Wheatley was ex
amining the gutter work on the garage
when 'fie lost his balance and fell to
the ground. He leaves a wife and one
son.
Mr. Wheatley died suddenly, being
found dead by a servant who went to
‘his bed room early Saturday morning.
‘ He is reported to have had $85,000
life insurance. 2
’ . .
M'’Coy Begins Serving
Sentence For Bigamy
Claims He Will Serve in the Peniten
tiary as Loyally as He Did in France.
A. H. McCoy, prominent Cuthbert
voung man who was convicted in the
superior court at Americus for bigamy
and sentenced to two to three years in
the penitentiary fro bigamy, began
serving his sentence Thursday in the
Sumter convict camp, having been as
signed there by the prison commis
sion.
McCoy married a war nurse while
in France, and after returning home
he eloped with Miss Georgia Pitts, of
Alabama, who was a student in An
drew college, the marriage ceremony
being performed at Plains.
Young McCoy says he will serve his
sentence as loyally as he served his
country during the war, at the end of
which he plans to straighten out the
legal tangle which now surrounds his
marriageable status with the view of
remarrying Miss Pitts after getting the
consent of her parents, who are prom
inent in Alabama.
REUNION OF FAMILY AT
HOME OF MRS. MELTON
. Mrs. R. L. Melton’s home on Sev
enth avenue was made unusually hap
‘py during Christmas by a family re
‘union, her daughter, Miss Annie Mae
‘Melton,” coming from Wrightsville,
where she 1s a member of the school
faculty. Mr. Carlisle Melton, who has
been traveling in the west, also reach
ed home, and Mr. H. H. Melton, of
Thomasville. was here to complete the
family group.
MARRIAGES.
Mr. Guy Binion and Miss Josie Mae
Barrentine were united in marriage by
Elder M. B. L. Binion at his residence
on December 24,
Mr. Morris Lay and Miss Susie
Spear were united in marriage by El
der M. B. L.. Binion at his residence
Dec. 26. : o
NOTICE—I have the agency for the
J. R. Watkins Products Co. for Daw
son and Bronwood. All orders given
prompt atiention. Phone trunk 4, three
rings. MRS. C.-' €. TURNER.
THE DAWSON NEWS
SEC. MARLIN MAKES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS
BEEN GREAT AID TO THINGS
ACCOMPLISHED PAST YEAR.
To the Members of the Chamber of
Commerce: Because cf its very nature
much of the work of a chamber of
commerce is unrecognized. The mod
ern chamber of commerce has been
created to make men think, to make
a community as a whole think. When
men think results are accomplished.
No more potent force exists than that
exerted by’ right thinking and acting.
The Dawson chamber has, during
the past year, performed tasks having
a bearing on the present and future
development of the community. The
work has been simplified because of
thé effieient co-operation accorded
those who have been charged with the
performance. Standing four square
always the chamber has endeavored
to inculcate in the minds of the peo
ple a confidence and to inspire a
wholesome desire ‘for those better
‘things which are necessary if a city
is to be builded so as to withstand,
‘We have aimed to intelligently render
service to Dawson and the territory
‘which it serves, and we beliéve that
'we Have done so. At no time has seli
‘ishness been allowed to creep in, high
‘ideals have been maintained even at
‘the expense of criticism; no indi
vidual or group has been favored. The
chamber is pledged to the upbuilding
of the city along lines which will
provide for the f{uture and insure a
lasting prosperity for all.
The chamber was organized_in 1918.
Until the advent of the present secre
tary, July 1, 1919, the work largely
was- confined to organization methods
and education of the membership in
chamber of commerce endeavor. There
fore this report has to do with that
period dating from January Ist of the
present year, a report having been
‘made from July 1, 1919, up to January
1. 1920, by your secretary. In com
piling this report care has been taken
'to summarize only; not to assume
where assumption is not warranted; to
be comprehensive, yet bricf. I find no
necessity of indulging in the practice
of listing every unimportant phase of
‘the club’s work merely in order to fill
space and “make a showing,” but only
‘those big things weé have accomplish
ed and those larger things we hope
to accomplish in this and succeeding
vears. It has been truly said, “Without
beginnings there can be no result”;
yet we must never rest on any result
and discontinue beginnings.
No matter how brilliant, profitable,
gratifying, productive or substantial a
resuit may be, we must continue to
ha+e beginnings, must continue to be
gin new activities.” The price we pay
for results is the price of continual ef
fort. Once we begin, we must go on
or else fail more ignobly than if we
had never started.
The Chamber of Commerce has
made it possible for your city to issue
bonds to the amount of $40,000.00 for
water works extension and improve
ment as well as bénds to the amount
of $30,000.00 for sfirecet paving, which
alone are well worth four fold every
dollar subscribed to this organization
since lits inception, some two and a
half years ago. Have made it possible
for the “Florida Short Route,” the
great highway from the northwest,
bringing thousands of tourists through
your county and city, while on their
way to camping grounds and winter
resorts of Florida.
They have made it possible to raise
a stock subscription of $100,000.00 for
the erection and buiding of a modern
hotel for your city, $50,000.00 of this
stock subscribed by a non-resident of
this state.
To bring all influence to bear on our
congressmen and our senators to the
end that we will soon see our long ex
peeted government building in course
of construction.
To build our new hotel for which
stock has already been subscribed. I
know we will do this for we cannot
afford to loose the $50,000.00 of non
resident capital. To lose it would cer
tainly be very poor business judg
ment.
We are going to pave more of our
streets; we have caught the fever, and
it's contagious.
~ We are going to aid our physicians
in raising stock to the amount of $lOO,-
000.60 to erect and equip a magnifi
cent hospital. Dawson needs one,
therc¢iore it must be built.
~ Gentlemen, the above is only a sum
}nmr-_\' of the big things we have done
‘and the larger things we hope to ac
‘complish in this and succeeding years.
'Rome was not built in a day, neither
can we accomplish everything in so
'short a period of time, but by co-oper
ation, determination and perseverance
we can make of Dawson the queen
city of the state, ior we have all of the
‘natural resources at our command and
all that is necessary to utilize them.
Permanent prosperity means every
body’s profit and not one man’s gain
\at another’s cost. There is just one
way to progress and that is to go for
[ward. We need to catch a new vision
and look far beyond the sordid things
of selfish interest. We need to discard
good-enoughs of yesterday and accept
‘the modern conception of real citizen
ship—the citizenship which will stop at
nothing short of really effective com
munity service. President Wilson says
“A citizen is not a citizen of a com
munity unless he is serving that com
munity.” By what you have done gives
you a real vision of what you can do.
Now let’s get together and do it.
In conclusion I desire to extend my
sincere thanks to your able and im
partial president, your loyal board of
directors and to other members for
the splendid support accorded me, the
credit for what we have done belongs
principaly to you. Respectfully sub
mitted, R. R. MARLIEN, Secretary. |
Financial Statement.
Bal. in bank Jan. 1, 1920....$ 6.07
Rec’d membership due....... 2,535.00
Total 5.0 [ ik o o SOESEHY
Disbursements.
Salary R. R. Marlin, 1920....$ 900.00
Expenses, miscellaneous ..... 728.80
Bal. in bank Dec. 31, 1920..... 912.37
T o L i e
We, the undersigned directors of
Dawson Chamber of Commerce, have
examined the records of R. R. Marlin,
secretary, and find that- proper.. ac
counting is made for all receipts and
disbursements. ©caM
< J.%. WEAVER, J. A. SHIELDS,
E. B. DURHAM.
Happy New Year
And You Can
Make it happy by trading
at Hermans, where you
will find that your $ will
do double duty. Goods are
going up again, buy now.
Ginghams 12/c.
HERMANS
9 .
NEWS ‘BRIEFS FROM
TWO WEDDINGS OCCUR DUR
ING HOLIDAYS. MANY VISIT
AND ARE VISITED. 5
Rev. W. F. Chambless and Miss
Pauline Martin were quietly married
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr.and Mrs. Waiter Martin, on Dec.
28th, Rev. W. H. Ketchum perform
ing the ceremony. Rev. and Mrs.
Chambess left immediately for Harri
son, Ga., where he has accepted a call
for the coming year.
Mr. James Joines, of Sale City, and
Miss Dita Saunders were married on
Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. C.
Moore at the residence of the bride’s
father, Mr. Thomas Saunders. Sale
City will be their future home. Con
gratulations of many friends go with
this happy couple.
Mr. S. A. Murray and bride, who
was formerly Miss Ruby Strozier of
White Plains, reached Bronwood Fri
day afternoon and are now at home to
iriends in their residence on Main
street, near the school house.
Mr. Walter Murray and wife, of
Abbeville, Ala., Mr. Robert Murray
and wife, of Sylvester, and Mr. Watts
Murray, of Newberry, S. C., spent the
past week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Murray.
Mrs. Thomas Laney and children,
Miss Mary, Charles and Ruth, of
Americus, and Miss Ina Snyder. of
Ellaville, have returned home aifter
spending a week with Mrs. J. G. Col
lins and family.
Miss Nannelle Ellerbee, of Shelw
man, and Miss Eva Lee Avera, of Fort
Valley, returned to Bronwood Sunday
to again resume their work in the
school room. :
Miss Jeffie Mae Wall, of Ochlochnee,
who is attending school in Virginia,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. ElI&
Childs, during the holidays.
Master Edwin Holland returned
home Sunday after spending the holi
days with his hrother, Mr. J. D. Hol
and, in Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. McKissick, for
mer residents of Americus, are now
occupying the second story of Mrs. J.
G. Collins’ home.
Mr. Cleveland Gammage, of Moul
trie, came in Sunday to spend a few
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Gammage.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams, of
Unadilla, were the guests of the lat
ter’s mother, Mrs. Ethel McCorkle,
last week.
Mr.- and Mrs. Robert Cotton and
daughter, Jewie, of Albany, were the
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Holland.
Miss Daisy Cowart, of Macon, was
with reatives and her numerous
iriends here two days during Christ
mas.
Miss Alline Maats, a former teacher
of Bronwood, was with friends hére a
short time Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Spade, of Eufaula, is the
guest of her cousins, Mrs. Charles
Bryan and Miss Lizzie Ragan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Murray and chil
dren were with relatives in Sumner
several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cowart were
week-end visitors to Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Hardee in Sasser. -~
Mr. Henry Petty, of Fort Valley,
spent the holidays with his father, Mr.
Benjamin Petty.
Mr. Hiram Howell, of Albany,
spent last week with his mother, Mrs.
Etta Howell.
/COUNCIL DID NOT DONATE
i TO WOMEN’'S SOCIETIES
| The News is requested to state that
inone of the woman’s organizations of
‘t}w city have benefited by donations
| from the city council. It was the gen
lerous thought of Mayor McNulty and
other officials to show appreciation of
the good work being done in these so
cieties by substantial checks, but for
lgood and sufficient reasons the matter
was settled agreeably to all without
any demands being made on the city’s
funds. :
A CARD OF APPRECIATION.
I want to ask The Dawson News to
gllow me a little space to write a card
of thanks and appreciation to the good
people of Bronwood community for
their kind thoughts and noble deeds
they showed by their nice purse and
many other good things they bestow
ed upon us in the time of need. Also
many thanks for the nice Christmas
gifts. Words cannot express my ap
preciation. Will ask God in his great
store house of blessings, bless and re
ward each and every one.
J. B. WATSON AND FAMILY.
WANTED—Roomers - and boarders.
Rates reasonable. MRS. H. H. WA
TERS, 307 Main St., Dawson, Ga.
1 FOR A PERSISTENT COUGH.
Some years ago H. P. Burbage, a
student at law in Greenville, S. C., had
been troubled for a long while with a
persistent cough which he says “great
ly alarmed me, causing me to fear
that I was in the first stages of con
sumption.” Having seen Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy advertised he conclud
ed to try it. “I soon felt a- remarkable
change and after using two bottles of
the small size was permanently cured.”
e o EEURITS Bubve faie o the
LEE’S DRUG STORE.
Annual Reports of City
Departments For 1920
l Report of City Clerk.
Report from cemetery department.
Burials for the year 1920:
Non-resident adults .............. b
Non-resident children .............
Resident adults S 16
Resident children ..........cccoonn 3
gt e S bat RS L
Graves @ $7.50......%....... .$232.50
Resident lots sold, 13 @ $30.. 390.00
Non-resident lots sold, 3 @ $4O 120.00
g $742.50
Collections.
30 graves @ $7.50 each...... .$225.00
13 resident lots @ $3O each... 390.00
2 non-resident lots @ $4O each 80.00
.. ‘Tota] collections ...........$695.00
Accounts outstanding ........ 47.50
| . —_—
| $742.50
\ s
‘Total assessed val. of city 3
~ property as per tax di
gesten en Cnraar52,593:201.00
Total taxes due as per di
okt e LG e S 46,677.62
Taxes collected ............$41,800.18
"Fi fas issued, white........ 4316.04
Fi fas issued, c010red....... 561.51
Tatal oiy e 5A6677.73
OVee 2 faen e e 1]
& e e 1 $46,677.73
Consolidated Report.
Taxes collected ............$41,800.18
Public corporation taxes.... 694.63
From special licenses....... 7,457.00
Cemetery collections ....... 695.00
From sale Armory building. 499.50
Rents from dispensary bldg. 204.00
Sale 2 horses, fire dept..... 150.00
Sale of saddle, fire dept..... 10.00
Sale of manure . il S 15.00
1049 JHcenseris ia i 25.00
Tapping main, J. C. Hind. .. 22.00
Tapping main Miss Fannie
Hleibs o il e wogen Do 30.50
From police department.. .. 6,413.03
Botal ob e ks 5Rb8015.84
Amt. paid Gay Raines, treas. $58,015.84
The ahove is a correct statement of
the business handled by city «clerk
during the year 1920. :
R. R. JONES, Clerk.
City Treasurer.
Below is a correct statement of the
receipts and disbursements handled by
the city treasurén duting the year 1920:
Cash pn hand Dec. 31, 1919.$ 8,084.16
Received since from R. R.
Jodes; oletle i s 5801684
Received borrowed money.. 4,899.00
Rgceived from W. Z. Wil
liams Co. on adjustments
oL claif i i 125.00
Total b v 287112400
_Paid Out as Follows.
Police department.... .....:$ 5016.44
Street department ......... 10,273.03
Sehool board .. sl in 00 +8,300.00
Scavinger department ...... 151673
Salanies. .0o s s 209105
Badaig €. oo a 0 133.31
Fxidrg ditching, étc. ... .. .. 2131
Fire department ...« ..... 4420.46
Giairdihouse vz b s 6.60
Chafnity o e o 14.00
Miscellaneous expenses, etc., 5,690.55
Bonds and interest coupons. 13,806.51
Woeted paid. e s 1050137
Cash on hand Dee. 31, 1920. 6,640.89
Petal: 000 ame o 8714198 .00
GAY RAINES, Treasurer:
Fire Department.
We herewith submit aur annual re
port of the Dawson fire department:
No. alarms received by ph0ne......54
No. alarms received by whistle..... 3
No. alarms received verba11y....... 2
Total alarms for the vear........59
Causes of Fires. y
Unknown 15, sparks from chimneys
9, false 8, oil stoves 5, short circuits on
automobiles 3, burning of trash 3, flues
burning out 2, fire packed in cotton at
gin 2, gasoline 2, sparks from flues 2,
chimneys burning out 1, sparks from
forge 1, ashes in wooden box 1, heat
ing tar 1, cooking range 1, careless
ness 1, grass burning 1, electric bulb
I.—Total 59.
Class of Buildings Where Occurred.
One-story frame shingle roof 18, 1-
story brick, tin roof 4, l-story brick,
roof 1, 2-story frame, shinglée roof 7,
2-story brick, tin roof 3, 2-story iron,
iron roof 1.
Amount of hose used and laid out,
23,100 feet. ;
Amount of chemical used, 65 gallons.
Value of buildings where
fires occurred ...........$158,400.00
Value of contents in said
bealdings ..o sk 310,285 00
Total value of property
arisk 00l a i e s, 1946862500
Insurance on buildings ....$ 56,725.00
Insurance on contents..... 184,950.00
Total insurance ........$241,675.00
Damage to buildings......s 6,700.00
Damage to contents....... 30,207.00
Total damage ..........$ 36,907.00
Apparatus and Supplies.
One triple combination automobile,
1 combination automobile, 1 hook and
ladder. truck (horse drawn), 1 steam
fire engine (horse drawn), 2,000 feet
2%; inch hose in good condition, 1,000
feet 2% inch hose in fair condition.
Expense Account.
Regular salaries ............$3,943.00
HAWAIIAN MUSIC
Palace W ednesday,
T hursday and Friday.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1921,
Substitute firemen ......... 5397
Two automobile tire 5........ 213.36 "
Uniforms »oicoves deonhinda,en © 8000
Gasoline, oil, repairs, hard
ware, and miscellaneous -
HOMS. .ho il mendsaese 122180
Total expense ............$4,512.22
R G. DOZIER, Chairman; S. W.
KENNEY, Chief.
Police Department.
Below is a correct report of the busi.
ness transacted by the police depart
ment for the year 1920:
Collected on fine5............53,169.00
Collected on street tax...... 2,520.00
Collected on 1919 tax fi fas.. 47654
Cost col. on 1919 tax fi fas.. 15.00
Interest col. on 1919 tax fi fas 1022
Collected on 1920 tax fi fas... 14427
Cost on 1920 tax fi fa 5...... 78.00
Total receipts for the year $6,413.03
W. L. FILT., Chief,
Water-Light Department.
Below we beg to submit a correct
report of the business transacted by
the water and light department for the
year 1920:
| Cash Account.
Total cash receipts from all
BOtees e e e a 1 832,837.27
‘Overdraft at bank this date. 3,041.70
Total debits to ca5h......535,878.97
‘Total disbursements for en- &
| hireiveaß . . illaon oD 983,576.50
‘Overdraft at bank Dec. 31,
R IOW) oAI eTt L 30247
i Total credits to ca5h.....535,878.97
\ Operating Account.
Stock on hand Dec. 31, 1919 $ 1,000.00
‘Total collection for year.... 32,837.27
Overdraft at bank this date.. 3,041.70
Amouynt. bills idue........ .. 139678
$38,275.75
GAIn et s e 800.89
| $39,076.64
'Stock on hand this date....s 2,283.00
Total disbursements for 1920 33,576.50
11919 salaries paid Jan. 1920.. 452.50
Amount paid for 1919 accts. " 462.17
Overdraft at bank Dec. 31,
1919: 2, v e s 2 302.47
$39,076.64
‘Total credits to operating
L oaecolnt L.aXais il W 35891076.64
‘Total debits to operating ac-
L oeaunt iil bl 338 RES 75
Gain .. aviaer an i 1§ 300,89
We take no credit for Wwater furnish
ed for sewerage and public buildings;
take no credit for water furnished the
city for fire protection; we take no
credit for street lighting and public
alleys in city; we take no credit for
1920 light and water bills now due,
which ewill amount to approximately
$4,500. .
- AL L MeLLENDON, Chairman; C.
H. PEDDY, Superintendent.
List of Different Expenditures For
The Year 1920.
Salaries and labor, all kinds $ 7,413.18
el o b aevae s s IRaB. 44
Breight o sdas 0 2747884
Hatdwate . . .. voo i 786.37
Genl. expenses affd repairs.. 1,480.84
{Olls, gréage vetc. v v i 605.60
(Electric supplies .. ... i 656.06
Bacling o e oo s 80.38
‘For improvements (meters,
i T transformers. ‘ete). oo 11,485.61
“Telephone .5 i v e 30.00
ATCIamDS i 460.01
Office supplies, insurance and
Cpemtileg .0T aon e 601
A 6 expens® o g 426.00
Miscellaneous accounts ..... 259.17
e Fotal o 2 888.576.50
| Stock on Hand Dec. 31, 1920.
OIS ama hO.OO
Tiamp rope = .. aiii 2 10000
2—S—KV.A transformers ... 181.00
ress grims - rov s, 10000
Dean flue ‘hammer,. i ... %x 112.00
FEglesy e os ol (00
Hardware pipe and pipe fit-
Lo e Wil e S e T L
oal oo s s et 185000
Wire and line material....... 150.00
L Tl ee i .00
We also wish to call your attention
to the difference in the price of fuel
paid in 1919, which was $5.75 per ton
‘delivered, whereas now we have to pay
$7.37%f0r the same coal; owing to
‘the scarcity of labor we were compell
‘ed to pay our fireman $5.00 per month
nore than in 1919. Labor of every de
lscription, as you all know, was more
ithan doubled in price from the pre
ceding year.
| Street Department.
~ We submit herewith a report for the
street department for the year 1920:
Paid superintendent ........$1,230.00
Paid street hands .......... 3,459.42
Sanitary and scavinger hands 1,549.57
Ditching for 5ewer5......... 977.85
Mule feed ......£..u.8x... 1,968.82
Blacksmith work ........... 35520
For doctoring mules ....%... 1450
Boot paid in mule trade..... 525.00
Paid for wag0n............. 70.00
!Lumber AR el i
CHlept 5.5 R T hiasea .WD
B.s s st e
ey ‘pife T T 450,59
‘ Hardware, etc. ............. 497.12
iDisinfectant Rtk SRS 12
L T s i Y 97659
K. S. WORTHY, Chairman Street
’ Committee; T. H. HARDEN, Supt.
of Streets.
Happy New Year
TO YOU
Goods are low, very low.
and are going higher. Buy
your needs now from—
HERMANS
Sheeting, the best, 15c.